Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion ( 1939 )

OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN Xoaorabls Ton L. Weuahar.$ Soorstary of Etate Austla, Tsxsu Attentlon: Xx'.Claude A. Xllllaas Dear 8lrr mll.T~L.BeauahamD, me. & The oplalon ai thla dopertmnt Is raqwstad upozithe question uhe%ber the Captroller haa takaa the oorrect position in raspecrtto tbs paymoat of mob travel- 1.x exp%as%6. Tour attention la dlreotedto the fact that, though your dopartmant10 obargodwith tba adzdnlatration and enfaroownt of tbe Real BstatrLlom~alngAot (HOMO Bill No. 17, Regular Seaaioa, 46th Legislature),therm Im nothing In the Act ~th~rirlng or requiring yoim depart- ment to.travelabout wer the Stat. at the roqtwmt OS latoraiste6iartles for the purpoao oi explainingthe Aot to them and tcoarry to mob lntmwted partlss applioa- tion blanka. Nor OUI woh duty 05 lutborlt bo maaoaably kpllad Srom the Saotthat yaw departsantIs obergml ulth atilalatari~ and lnScwoirrg; ‘tbo3ar. The l(hinirtration ~4 oafaoownt :oS thi8 Aot dW8. not imply% in say r%sjb%ot tha 8r mmp tio0 nsth e``1 0 0swg 6i 8a+imr t0 th06e l00t- 04 by'amd olmrgad dth knowlodgo of She oxiateaoe,tom and mqalr8aeata 0r tbo 38~. Moris~tooat~plata4that ywrdapartment shall incur tnv~logaxpsoaaa Sor the PUP- poaa of oarrying applloationafor l.laonaoa to int*ro~tod peruma la the rarloaa oommuaItlo8QS the Stat% an6 lend- Inn Your aerviaoa to CnlOh SQD~hSUtS lal the riliilrg Gut oS-&oh lpplloatIone. -- The gsne~ ridor to EiaiateBill #a. Seaslon,46th LSgislatWS, Dl'OTid.8 fa prt 88 -No moalw herein ~pproprlatetl ahall bo spsnf to py ths traraliag sxPans!p of State fsaployeeto anf tJpI OS OonventiOQ~?&a tha State or wIthout the fNate.* -(I) xxoeptas otherulmo 8psSiriSali* ersmptsd, the provisIon OS this Aot eball apply aloo to dapwtnent heads sad meatbere OS ool3l&c3I 0nll.n Your statementof Isots si!wwa that the lmo a di- ta r es for travdlng espoaeer fall lquaroly within tho terms oS this prohIbitIon. rw ara, tberuron, advlbed that the ComptrollerIs aorreot In raiuelng to laoUs a uarrant therefor. eon. Tom L. Beiuohhamp,Pag* 3. We trust that the rorogolng satlafaotorlly amwer0. your Inquiry. Al"T!)RNBY C?!HXRALOF TZXAS R. Ti.Falraldld Awl Bknt